cats
The Great Cat Escape
The two adventurers/Photo by Rhonda Lane
This morning, we’re still reeling. Last night, about 11 pm, our two male house cats slipped out of the house to go walkabout.
Ever since we updated the attic insulation, we’ve been a bit warm, especially after exertion. DH Rod sat down at the dining room chair and slid open the [...]
Good Kitty Sam – Update III
Sam’s heart murmur now has a diagnosis. It’s the same as his pal Max’s – cardiomyopathy, which is a disease of the heart muscle. Both cases were diagnosed via echocardiograms. The pictures shows slight thickening of cardio tissue.
Fortunately, they both have mild cases of it because we caught it early. Each cat gets half a [...]
Good Kitty Sam – Another update
Good news! Sam’s lab results are in, and everything is within normal parameters. Not bad for a 10-year-old cat.
However, he still has the heart murmur. We’re setting him up for a kitty echocardiogram soon. Not sure when. The vet will call back to schedule it. And, because he’s a house call vet, he’ll come pick [...]
Good Kitty Sam – Update
Photo by Rhonda Lane
Take Two was not going well. Still determined to be a “good kitty,” Sam refused to use the nice clean box. He had waited overnight then into the next evening. He had given up on going upstairs and was hiding in the basement when DH took action.
Rod sprinkled a little bit of [...]
Good Kitty Sam
Photo by Rhonda Lane
Sammy’s a good boy – maybe a little too good.
His vet told us we needed to collect a urine sample. The doc told us to isolate him so that only he could use a particular litter box. Then, our vet gave us a little cup with special litter to toss in so [...]
Call Me Ma-oww?
According to Max, my name in cat is “Ma-oww?” Complete with the rising question mark inflection. As in “Ma-oww?” If I’m away from home, DH says that Max goes to each doorway and asks, “Ma-oww?”
But, also, if I’m busy with the computer, I hear “Ma-oww?” I’ll hear it a lot, each time with his inflection [...]
